Car-stake.



No. 870,123. PATENTED NOV. 5, 1907.

. J. DIPERRY.

GAR STAKE.

APPLICATION PILBDMAR. 1, 1907.

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CAR-STAKE Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 5, 1907.

Application filed March 1. 1907. Serial No. 359,999.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, Jean D. PERRY, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lincoln, in the county of Penobscot and State of Maine, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Car-Stakes, of which thefollowing is a specification.

The object of the present invention is to provide an improved stake forcars and the like, the said stake being permanently mounted upon the carbut being peculiarly designed so as to be folded against the sidethereof in such a manner as to occupy an inoperative position when theuse of such a device is not desirable.

A further object is to design a stake of this character which isprovided with an extensible member, means being provided for locking theextensible member in a fixed position whereby when the upper extremitiesof corresponding extensible members upon opposite sides of a car havebeen connected by a wire or similar tie member, the said extensiblemembers can be pushed downwardly and the wire caused to engage the loadto hold the same securely in position upon the car.

For a full description of the invention and the merits thereof and alsoto acquire a knowledge of the details of construction and the means foreffecting the result, reference is to be had to the followingdescription and accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure l is a perspective view of the improved car stake in an uprightposition Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same when swung downwardly,parts being broken away. Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view on theline of Rig. 2. Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional view through thedevice. Fig. 5 is a detail view of a portion of the extensible bar.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters.

The numeral 1 designates the base plate which is rigidly secured to theside of the car and is preferably embedded therein so that its outerface lies flush with the outer face of the car side, the upper edge ofthe plate being level with the floor of the car and being provided withthe notch 2.

The car stake proper comprises two sections, the standard 3 which ispivotally connected to the lower portion of the base plate 1 by means ofthe bolt 4, and the extensible member 5 which is in the nature of a barhaving a telescopic connection with the standard 3. In the specificconstruction of the said standard it will be observed that the samecomprises a pair of plates, the primary plate 6 gradually tapering inwidth toward the swinging end thereof and being provided with alongitudinally disposed slot 7 extending inwardly toward the bolt 4 fromthe outer end of the plate, while the secondary plate 8 is rigidlyattached to the outer face of the primary plate 6 and has a groove orchannel 9 pressed outwardly therefrom, the said channel corresponding tothe slot 7 but having a greater width than the said slot.

In order to lock the standard 3 in an operative position a spring catch10 is employed which is designed to engage the notch 2 in the upper edgeof the base plate 1. This catch 10 is pivotally mounted at anintermediate point between the opposite sides of the channel 9 at theinner end of the secondary plate 8, one end of the catch being providedwith a laterally extending nose which is normally pressed through theinner end of the slot 7 by means of the spring 11 in such a manner as tobe drawn into engagement with the notch 2, while the opposite end of thecatch 10 projects outwardly beyond the secondary plate 8 to form alinger-piece for releasing the catch. In this connection it may be notedthat the base of the channel 9 is cut away at a point adjacent the innerend of the catch 1.0 in order that the same may not interfere with thefree operation thereof.

The bar 5 telescopes within the channel 9 and the outer corners of thesaid bar are rabbeted as indicated at 12 to receive the edges of theslot 7, said construction enabling the outer face of the bar to lieflush with the outer face of the primary plate 6. A rack 13 is formedupon the rear face of the telescoping bar 5 and a catch 14 is mountedupon the standard 3 to engage the rack and thereby lock the bar 5 in afixed position. In the present instance this catch 1a is pivotallymounted at an intermediate point between a pair of ears 15 projectingoutwardly from the secondary plate 8, one end of the catch being bentinwardly and extending through an opening 16 in the base of the channel9 to engage the rack 13, while the opposite end of the catch serves as afinger-piece for releasing the same and is engaged by a spring 17 whichnormally holds the catch in engagement with the rack 13. The upperextremities of the telescoping rods 5 are formed with heads 18 which aredesigned to engage with wires or similar tie members connecting thecorresponding stakes upon opposite sides of the car so that when therods 5 are pressed downwardly to draw the wires into a firm engagementwith the load the said wires cannot be slipped over the ends of therods.

When it is desired to employ the stakes 11, the same can be readilythrown into operative position by swinging them upwardly until thecatches 1O engage the notches 2. In a similar manner by releasing thecatches 10 the stakes can be swung downwardly against the side of thecar so as to assume an inoperative position when not required. When inthis latter mentioned position it may be mentioned that the standard 3is engaged by a keeper 19 mounted upon the side of the car, the saidkeeper limiting the downward swing of the standard and holding the sameclosely against the car.

Having thus described the invention, What is claimed as new is:

1. In a device of the character described, the combination of a support,a swinging standard mounted upon the support and formed with a channeland also with a slot communicating with the channel, and a bartelescoping within the channel and rabbeted to receive the edges of theslot.

2. In a device of the character described, the combination of a baseplate, a swinging standard mounted upon the base plate and formed with achannel, a bar telescop ing within the channel, and a catch mountedbetween the sides of the channel and engaging the base plate to lock thestandard in the desired position. V

3. A car stake comprising a standard having a channel formed therein andalso provided with a slot communicating with the channel, and a bartelescoping within the channel and being rabbeted to receive the edgesof the slot.

4. In a device of the character described, the combina tion of asupport, a swinging standard mounted upon the support, the said standardcomprising a pair of plates, one of which is formed with a channel, anda bar telescoping within the channel.

5. In a device of the character described, the combina tion of asupport, a swinging standard mounted upon the support and comprising apair of plates one of which is 3 formed with a slot, while the oppositeplate is formed With a corresponding channel, and a bar telescopingwithin the channel and beingrabbeted to receive the edges of i the slot.

6. In a device of the character described, the combina- 3 tion of asupport, a notched base plate secured to the support, a swingingstandard mounted upon the base plate, a telescoping; rod mounted uponthe standard, and a catch carried by the standard and engaging in thebase plate to hold the standard in an adjusted position. 4

7. In a device of the character described, the combination of a support,a swinging standard mounted upon the support, the said standard having achannel formed therein, means for locking the standard in an adjustedposition, a bar telescoping within the channel and having 4 a rackfornied upon one face thereof, and a catch carried by the standard andengaging the rack to hold the telescoping bar in an adjusted position.

In testimony whereof I al'fix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JERE I). PERRY. IL.

Witnesses CHARLES J. FARNSWOR'LH, WM. H. HOLMES.

